what i ate wednesday: switching it up
If you are paying super close attention, you might notice a slight change of pace with my eats this week (related to something I talked about yesterday). Nothing dramatic (as in, if I didn’t point it out, you might not even notice!), but Babyface and I are both trying out some new things with our diet. We’ve both been feeling mighty sluggish, head-ache-y and puffy, so we’re hoping a slight diet adjustment will help. Plus, sometimes I just think it’s fun to try something new out. Is that weird?
Don’t answer that.
Much, much more on that in a later post. For now, here’s my food from this past Monday…
- Thankfully, the insane heat wave finally broke, but I still must be channeling the hotness because I made a warm-weather friendly breakfast—Greek yogurt topped with blueberries and strawberries, plus a slice of toast with some Justin’s Classic Peanut Butter
. Seriously the best natural peanut butter on the planet, in my humble opinion.
- Morning snack was a mini tasting bowl with apple slices, a wedge of Laughing Cow and a hard-boiled egg. I bought a pack of four wheels of Laughing Cow at Costco and it was pretty much the best decision I’ve ever made. Crisp apples + Laughing Cow = amazing snack.
- Lunch was a big bowl of salad-liciousness. A bed of mixed greens topped with pinto beans and cherry tomatoes. Then on top of that is a light salmon salad made with canned salmon, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard and onions plus a chopped up hard boiled egg. Alongside, I had a nice pile of Everything Crackers from Trader Joe’s plus a square of dark chocolate. Side note: don’t you just love the napkins we bought at the flea market on 4th of July? They are so cute and soft.
- I’m trying desperately to get myself to like coffee without a bunch of added sugar (usually in the form of maple syrup) so I had myself a cup of unsweetened decaf with a hefty dose of almond milk. It wasn’t too bad, but it’d be a lot better with a tablespoon of maple-y goodness.
- Snack time! I did some serious damage to this pile of cucumber slices (fresh from our garden) and tub of white bean hummus from Trader Joe’s.
- Dinner was a bit of a mish-mash of veggie goodness. I made baked chicken breasts stuffed with garlic, provolone, portabellas, spinach and pesto (yum!). We dipped them in a bit of warmed marinara. On the side, we had a big pile of parmesan kale chips and a cucumber and tomato salad dressed with a little bit of olive oil and some balsamic vinegar.
What’s the best thing you’ve eaten so far this week?
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Woah, can we get a recipe for those chicken breasts??
It was definitely a transition for me to learn to drink coffee unsweetened. Before a gave up artificial sweeteners, I loaded the good stuff with splenda. Gradually, I transferred to using stevia (the liquid vanilla drops). This really helped me get used to a less insanely sweet coffee and eventually I used less and less drops in each mug. Now I love coffee without any sweetener and I think it is awful with sugar or splenda in it (though occasionally I add a drop or two of stevia). For me, two things are key: 1) It has to be good, strong coffee and 2)Although I sometimes use unsweetened almond milk, I really like unsweetened coffee with real cream. If you drink it on a regular basis and are trying to avoid dairy that could be problematic, however.
No real recipe for them! I just sauteed some garlic and portabellas in olive oil, added some spinach to wilt and then stuff them in sliced open chicken breasts with some cheese. Easy peasy!
Oh- I would like to have #1 for EVERY meal. Seriously- toast with PB is one of the most delicious, simple things you can eat (or a PB+J sandwich!)
The best thing I ate were some beet burgers I made last night. Holy yum. I kind of shocked myself.
Have you had the Justin’s Vanilla almond butter? It’s the best nut butter I’ve ever had- and can’t find it out here! I’ll have to stock up when I’m in Colorado!
Oooh! Vanilla almond butter? No. I haven’t had it! That sounds AMAZING.
I was always the other way around, I didn’t drink tea or coffee for ages, then I worked out that it was the milk that I didn’t like. We were never given extra sugar in anything as a kid so I’ve never had it in my tea or coffee. I’ve made lots of changes to my diet but I’m so glad that I didn’t have to re-learn that!